Software Quality Engineer

Indsafri; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in South Africa is looking for a skilled Automation Test Engineer. The candidate will design, develop, and execute reusable automated test assets to assure solution quality. This role demands a strong background in Object-Oriented Programming, with over 7 years of experience in automation testing tools such as Selenium, Appium, and RESTAssured. Certification in ISTQB is preferred. Join a dynamic environment committed to delivering effective software testing solutions.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification or Honor's degree is essential.
• Preferred degree in BSc IT or BComm IT.
• ISTQB Agile Foundation certification desired, with ISTQB Advanced preferred.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with stakeholders across Group Technology.
• Deliver automated testing solutions within timelines.
• Research and implement test engineering solutions.
• Review technical artefacts and support backlog grooming.

Skills

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

C#

Java

Selenium

Appium

RESTAssured

Karate

Jira

JMeter

Agile Delivery

Non-functional testing

TDD

BDD

Education

Honor's Degree

BSc IT or BComm IT

Tools

Selenium

Appium

RESTAssured

Karate

Jira

JMeter

Job description

Use the automation test kit (frameworks and pre-defined test tools) to inspect, analyse, design, develop, implement and execute reusable automated test assets to quality assure the solution and its architecture, ensuring overall solution quality while aligning to enterprise quality practices and standards.

Job Responsibilities

• Liaise with stakeholders across Group Technology to build a network aligned to nWoW.
• Ensure stable solutions by delivering automated testing solutions within agreed timelines and risk parameters.
• Provide advice to clients on quality practices.
• Research, develop and implement test engineering solutions.
• Work closely with QA Leads, Developers, Architects, and Product Owners.
• Review technical artefacts such as architecture designs and roadmaps.
• Break down business needs into features, stories and epics.
• Participate in defining test approaches and defect management processes.
• Participate in backlog grooming and sprint planning.
• Ensure test environments are available and functional.
• Obtain stakeholder sign-off through design reviews.

Additional Responsibilities

• Develop and configure automated solutions.
• Create and maintain automated testing pipelines.
• Develop automation code for testing.
• Ensure adequate test coverage within sprints.
• Store artefacts in repositories.
• Analyse test results and identify issues.
• Maintain and enhance existing solutions.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Communicate results to stakeholders.
• Improve business processes and systems.

Qualifications

Essential: Professional Qualification / Honour's Degree

Preferred: BSc IT / BComm IT or similar

Certifications: ISTQB Agile Foundation, ISTQB Advanced (preferred), Agile & DevOps Bootcamp

Experience

7-10 years total experience. No management experience required.

• Test analysis & design
• TDD / BDD
• Non-functional testing

Technical Skills

• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• C#, Java
• Selenium, Appium, RestAssured, Karate, Jira, JMeter
• Performance & load testing
• Vulnerability testing
• Building Partnerships
• Decision Making
• Driving for Results
• High-Impact Communication

Skills

Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) C# Java Mobile Test Automation SOAP & RESTful services Selenium APPIUM RESTAssured Karate JIRA Jmeter Service & data virtualisation Performance & Load Testing Vulnerability testing Test analysis & design Test automation & development Agile delivery environments TDD BDD continuous delivery Non-functional Testing DevOps pipelines Solution architecture understanding Automation test kit Frameworks Pre-defined test tools Quality Assurance